Accra vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Accra	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$747	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2010	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$278	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$1147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	48
😀 Quality of life	53	76
🏙️ Population	2.39M	1.32M

The cost of living in Accra is 44% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6680th and 4267th ($747 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ghana and Uruguay, respectively. Check Ghana vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6041st and 940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Montevideo

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	Accra	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1439	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$324	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.3	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.39%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1620	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$934	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.18	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.01	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.3	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.3	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6479	$7936

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Cities near Accra

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Ashaiman	$546
20 km or 12 mi	Tema	$368
56 km or 35 mi	Koforidua	$585
134 km or 83 mi	Ho	$345
167 km or 104 mi	Lome	$711
171 km or 106 mi	Kpalime	$656
178 km or 111 mi	Obuasi	$546
187 km or 116 mi	Hohoe	$570
191 km or 119 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
198 km or 123 mi	Kumasi	$412
258 km or 161 mi	Atakpame	$655
298 km or 185 mi	Abomey	$617
300 km or 187 mi	Cotonou	$755
325 km or 202 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
354 km or 220 mi	Sotouboua	$652
387 km or 240 mi	Abengourou	$1015
395 km or 246 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
400 km or 249 mi	Save	$644
403 km or 250 mi	Sokode	$652
408 km or 253 mi	Lagos	$1133
426 km or 265 mi	Abidjan	$1164
427 km or 265 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
429 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$492
447 km or 278 mi	Agboville	$1012
464 km or 288 mi	Kara	$656
465 km or 289 mi	Dabou	$1011
495 km or 308 mi	Ibadan	$759
518 km or 322 mi	Oyo	$699
565 km or 351 mi	Ife	$774
573 km or 356 mi	Divo	$1034
577 km or 359 mi	Osogbo	$704
579 km or 359 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
583 km or 362 mi	Bouake	$1071
614 km or 381 mi	Ilorin	$526
622 km or 387 mi	Akure	$635
637 km or 396 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
638 km or 397 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
646 km or 402 mi	Leo	$751
646 km or 402 mi	Benin	$537
657 km or 408 mi	Warri	$886

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771